Dooley Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1894
- Died
- May 30, 1953
- Birthplace
- Tyler, Texas, USA
Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was an American actor, singer and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, Casablanca; in the film, he also performed its theme song, "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films.
Filmography
Bogart: The Untold Story 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Passage West 1951
as Rainbow
Father Is a Bachelor 1950
as Blue (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own 1950
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tell It to the Judge 1949
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Free For All 1949
as Aristotle
Come to the Stable 1949
as Anthony James
Knock on Any Door 1949
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Racing Luck 1948
as Abe
Seven Days Ashore 1944
as Jason
Higher and Higher 1943
as Oscar
Stormy Weather 1943
as Gabe Tucker
Two Tickets to London 1943
as Accordionist
Casablanca 1943
as Sam
Cairo 1942
as Hector
Night in New Orleans 1942
as Shadrach Jones
Take a Letter, Darling 1942
as Moses
My Favorite Blonde 1942
as Porter
Keep Punching 1939
as Baron Skinner (as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson)
Credits from TMDB.